Steam-radiator.



R. WARG.

STEAM RADIATOR.

APPLICATION rmm nn.2s.1eoa.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

FFICE.

ROBERT WARG, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

$TEAM-RADIATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed March 23, 1908. Serial No. 422,759.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT iVARG, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and StateoflVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSteam-Radiators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, economical andeffective steamradiator, the construction and arrangement of theradiator-base being such that a continuous and direct flow of steam ispassed through the radiator, thereby overcoming the liability ofair-pockets being formed therein, and also rendering it possible todispense with steam-pressure in order to maintain a uniform heatingsurface throughout the radiating coils.

The invention consists in various details of construction andcombination of parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth withreference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a sectional plan view of a radiatorembodying the features of my invention, with parts broken away to betterillustrate the details, and Fig. 2, a sectional elevation of same, asindicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with a portion of the steam-coil infull.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 1, 1, indicate hollow radiatorbases, each be ing provided with a longitudinal. central partition 2,which partition divides the base into separate chambers 3, t,respectively. The chambers are connected by series of looped steam-pi es5, in screw-thread connection witl'! apertures in the upper wall 6 ofthe base, the apertures being upon opposite sides of the partition.

One end of each base is provided with a transverse steam-head '7 havingsteam-inlet and discharge openings 8, 9, in its ends and upon oppositesides of the partition, the openings being faced at their outside edgesfor the reception of suitable packing. The bottoms of the radiator-basesare inclined in the direction of their heads, whereby condensation iscaught therein and drained from said heads by suitable drip-pipes 10tapped into the former.

In practice, two or more of the above described radiator sections arecoupled together with their abutting openings 8, 9,

alined, and between the faced edges of the openings are placed metallicrings 11, which rings serve to pack the joints thus formed. These ringsare also placed upon the first and last radiator base openings, therebeing threaded apertured caps placed over said rings for the receptionof steam inlet and discharge pipes, not shown. The caps are providedwith openings into which are fitted headed tie-rods 12, which rods, bymeans of nuts 13 in threaded connection therewith, serve to d aw thesections or bases together and maintain them in position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that exhaust may be utilized directfrom an engine without causing backpressure, the steam passing throughthe entire radiator and carrying air ahead of it, said steam beingfinally discharged to atmosphere. By this arrangement of steamcirculation airpockets caused through condensation of steam are entirelyeliminated from the coils, it being understood that live-steam may beutilized with similar results, in which case the pressure would benominal, owing to the fact that an uninterrupted flow of steam ismaintained. When live-steam is used in a system employing radiators ofmy construction, any well known method of connection from the lastradiator may be employed. Where it is desired to carry steampressure inthe system, the last radiator is provided with a closed discharge-end,and a suitable air vent valve in order to dispel air from said system.

I claim:

1. A steam-radiator comprising a longitudinal hollow base, alongitudinal centrally disposed partition extending from end to end ofthe base, whereby separate chambers are formed, a transverse steam-headat one end of the base having oppositely disposed steam-inlet anddischarge openings therein upon opposite sides of the longitudinalpartition, and transverse looped steam-pipes in connection with thehollow base upon opposite sides of the partition.

9. A steam-radiator having a plurality of parallel sections, each ofwhich sections c0mprises a longitudinal hollow base having alongitudinal centrally disposed partitionwall extending from end to endthereof, whereby separate chambers are formed, each hollow base beingformed with a transverse steam-head at one end having steam-inlet anddischarge openings upon opposite sides of its partition in directcommunication with the steam-head of the adjacent hollow have hereuntoset my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofVisbase, and a series of looped pipes for each cousin in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

section, each series belng connected to a section upon opposite sides ofits partition- Wall.

'In testimony that I claim the foregoing I ROBERT VVARG.

Witnesses GEORGE FELBER, N. E. OLIPHANT.

